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A petition has been filed in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking ban on bursting firecrackers on the grounds that they cause pollution and promote child labour.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Surinder Singh & Others Vs Municipal Council, Gardhiwala, Hosiarpur & Others dated 10/10/2014 regarding disposal of animal carcasses at Gardhiwala, Hosiarpur, Punjab.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Banshi Badan Jana & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 10/10/2014 regarding the thermal project at Nayachar Island, in District Purba Medinipur, West Bengal by M/s Universal Crescent Power Private Limited. The Tribunal noted that a report submitted to the Expert Appraisal Committee (Thermal Power) states that the site is not suitable for a power plant if the geo-morphologyy of the island is to be preserved.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Circuit Bench at High Court of Meghalaya, Shillong) in the matter of Impulse NGO Network & Others Vs. State of Meghalaya & Others dated 10/10/2014 regarding illegal, unauthorised and unscientific mining in the entire State of Meghalaya for a considerable time. The Tribunal noted that Meghalaya possesses rich deposits of high calorific value coal, and its mining was being carried on by traditional non-scientific method commonly known as "rat-hole mining".

The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Southern Bench has restrained the Chennai Corporation from dumping garbage on the banks of the Cooum river in Nolambur.

With both the INLD and the HJC promising to abandon or shift the controversial Gorakhpur nuclear plant if voted to power, detractors of the project are now looking for a commitment on the issue.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Rahul Nagar Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 09/10/2014 regarding sand mining in the name of dredging of Yamuna river.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Subir Mario Chowfin V/s Union of India & Ors. dated 09/10/2014 on whether the area in question in Village-Manda Khal and Gadoli Khal, District Pauri is a deemed forest.

Previous Orders

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Village Panchayat of Top Vs The State of Maharashtra dated 09/10/2014 regarding installation of municipal solild waste (MSW) plant at village Top, District Kolhapur, Maharashtra.

The construction of the proposed toll plaza at Kamothe-Kharghar junction on the Sion-Panvel highway has hit yet another hurdle.

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